Concrete Excavation for Mill Rehabilitation Projects

Property speculators are converting defunct manufacturing mills into live-work spaces and modernized businesses across the country. With that real estate speculation comes a tremendous amount of rehabilitation work, which generally includes concrete excavation.

Whether the property owner or a general contractor is calling the shots on the project, decisions will need to be made about how and who will be responsible for the concrete excavation of outdated walls, foundations, and slab floors. If you’re mulling over the idea of getting some tools and a crew to handle the work, there are plenty of good reasons why you are better off sub-contracting the job out to experienced concrete excavation professionals such as Cobra Concrete Cutting Services Co.

The strength of floors in old mills can go two ways; they can be dense and as tough as diamonds, or brittle. It’s hard to be sure until you start excavating. But what you can be sure of is the likelihood that the initial pour could be deeper in some areas than others, and stone and metal may lay under the surface. Opting for jack and sledge hammers won’t get it done.

Cobra Concrete can bring in trained professionals to slice the floor into manageable blocks. Once cut, machine removal can be both more efficient and cost effective than manual labor. Slab saws also allow for precision cutting to help access or avoid underground pipes.

The grand manufacturing plants of yesteryear were designed for old school commercial production. You’ll find heavy bricks, cinderblocks filled with mortar, and concrete walls in places that don’t mesh with an urban renewal plan. Many will require cutting to meet building code exit and egress regulations. Cobra Concrete Cutting Services performs commercial wall sawing up to depths of 36 inches through reinforced concrete. This type of precision concrete excavation will save time and money on the door installation that follows.

Another frustrating issue with mill rehab is that the plumbing and drainage rarely seems to run under the areas you need. By utilizing a combination of slab saws, robotic demolition, and smaller electric concrete excavation machines, Cobra Concrete Cutting Services Co. can create trenches for sewage, water or electrical lines throughout a complex.

Commercial jobs often call for workers with specialized skills. Companies such as Cobra Concrete understand the specific dangers inherent to this type of work. GPR technologies are used to scan for embedded materials, and underground utilities are identified before excavation starts. And, electric debris removal helps to eliminate fumes that can trigger conditions such as asthma for workers.

At Cobra Concrete Cutting Services Co., our trained concrete excavation crew has earned safety awards and is ranked among the safest companies for work in the Chicago-land area. At the end of the day our team gets the job done, and reduces the risk of hidden costs and injury from projects like a mill rehabilitation project. Contact us today!